For the final release of SQL Server 2022, Microsoft popped a surprise that wasn’t in the release candidates:
Your choices are:
Install a free edition: Evaluation (which times out after 180 days), Developer (which isn’t allowed to be used for production purposes), or Express (which is limited to small databases & hardware resources) Use pay-as-you-go-billing, which requires you to connect the SQL Server to your Azure account Put in a product key if you want to use Standard, Enterprise, or Web Edition I LOVE THE IDEA OF THIS. LOVE. <3
Microsoft deserves to get paid for their